News Daypop Archives

Several police officers were shot in a trailer park south of Auburn, Alabama late Sunday night. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris confirmed one of the officers was killed, and two others were wounded, at least one critically. No identities were released. ...Read more

On Monday, Ford Motor Co. announced that it will eliminate about 10% percent of its global salaried workforce, cutting about 7,000 jobs by the end of August as part of its larger restructuring.  The move is expected to save the automaker $600 million annually. ...Read more

On Sunday, President Donald Trump denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior to lessen the workload at crowded Border Patrol facilities. ...Read more

Four Americans and one Canadian died in a plane crash off the coast of Honduras on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said four people who died in the crash were U.S. citizens and the U.S. embassy in Honduras’ capital city of Tegucigalpa were providing assistance. The identities of the U.S. victims weren’t immediately released. Global Affairs Canada confirmed a Canadian citizen also died. ...Read more

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has officially entered the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. de Blasio says at the beginning of a campaign announcement video he posted Thursday to YouTube, “there’s plenty of money in this world. There’s plenty of money in this country. It’s just in the wrong hands.” ...Read more

U.S. and European authorities announced on Thursday that ten people have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected tens of thousands of computers and caused more than $100 million in financial losses.  ...Read more

The Alabama State Senate approved a bill essentially banning abortion in the state, challenging more than 40 years of federal abortion protection under Roe v. Wade. The bill would make it a felony for a doctor to perform or attempt an abortion during any stage of pregnancy. The House approved a version of the bill that had an exception for the mother’s health, passing 74-3, then a Senate committee added an exception for rape and incest. Republicans in the Senate, however, suddenly removed the rape and incest exemptions last week. ...Read more

On Wednesday the State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees from Iraq, amid increasing tensions with Iran and warned US citizens not to travel to the country, citing a “high risk for violence and kidnapping.” ...Read more

Disney has struck a deal with Comcast that gives it full control of streaming service Hulu. Disney will take full operational control of Hulu immediately. ...Read more